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General Guidelines The table below provides basic solutions for problems you may encounter with the printer. We suggest you consult this table to troubleshoot the problems before calling for service. Symptom Check Items Corrective Action Print quality is not good. Refer to Print Quality Problems on page 6-3. Paper is jammed. Refer to Clearing Paper Jams on page 6-15. Nothing lights on the operation panel Check that the power cord is properly Turn off the printer's power, plug in the even when power is turned on and the plugged into the power outlet. power cord securely, and try turning on fan makes no noise. the printer's power again. Check that the power switch is in the Set the power switch to the On On (|) position. position. The printer prints a status page, but Check the printer cable or the interface Connect both ends of the printer cable does not print jobs from the computer. cable. securely. Try replacing the printer cable or the interface cable. Check program files and application software. Try printing another file or using another print command. If the problem occurs only with a specific file or application, check the printer driver settings for that application. The printer is emitting steam in the area around the top tray. Check the room temperature to see if it Depending on the printing environment is low, or if damp paper was used. and the paper's condition, the heat generated during printing will cause the moisture in the paper to evaporate, and the steam emitted may look like smoke. This is not a problem, and you can continue printing. If the steam concerns you, raise the room temperature, or replace the paper with a newer, dryer paper. Tips Printer problems may be solved easily by following the tips below. When you have encountered a problem that following the above guidelines will not solve, try the following: • Turn the printer power off and wait for several seconds. Then, turn on the printer. • Reboot the computer which sends the print jobs to the printer. • Obtain and use the latest version of the printer driver. The latest versions of printer drivers and utilities are available at: http://www.kyoceramita.com/download/. • Make sure that the procedures for printing are correctly followed in the application software. Consult the documentation supplied with the application software. 6-2 Troubleshooting

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6-2
Troubleshooting
General Guidelines
The table below provides basic solutions for problems you may encounter
with the printer. We suggest you consult this table to troubleshoot the
problems before calling for service.
Tips
Printer problems may be solved easily by following the tips below. When
you have encountered a problem that following the above guidelines will
not solve, try the following:
Turn the printer power off and wait for several seconds. Then, turn on
the printer.
Reboot the computer which sends the print jobs to the printer.
Obtain and use the latest version of the printer driver. The latest
versions of printer drivers and utilities are available at:
Make sure that the procedures for printing are correctly followed in the
application software. Consult the documentation supplied with the
application software.
Symptom
Check Items
Corrective Action
Print quality is not good.
Refer to
Print Quality Problems on page 6-3
.
Paper is jammed.
Refer to
Clearing Paper Jams on page 6-15
.
Nothing lights on the operation panel
even when power is turned on and the
fan makes no noise.
Check that the power cord is properly
plugged into the power outlet.
Turn off the printer’s power, plug in the
power cord securely, and try turning on
the printer’s power again.
Check that the power switch is in the
On (|) position.
Set the power switch to the On
position.
The printer prints a status page, but
does not print jobs from the computer.
Check the printer cable or the interface
cable.
Connect both ends of the printer cable
securely. Try replacing the printer cable
or the interface cable.
Check program files and application
software.
Try printing another file or using
another print command. If the problem
occurs only with a specific file or
application, check the printer driver
settings for that application.
The printer is emitting steam in the
area around the top tray.
Check the room temperature to see if it
is low, or if damp paper was used.
Depending on the printing environment
and the paper's condition, the heat
generated during printing will cause the
moisture in the paper to evaporate, and
the steam emitted may look like
smoke. This is not a problem, and you
can continue printing.
If the steam concerns you, raise the
room temperature, or replace the
paper with a newer, dryer paper.